#7C63F6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.3% 0.21 286), rgb(124, 99, 246).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.97:1).
About this color
#7C63F6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.210 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.97:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.210) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.97:1 |
| White text | 4.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C63F6 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 99, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 89%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.21 286) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #7C63F6 | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7C63F6 | 4.97:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C63F6 text on white | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C63F6 text on black | 4.97:1 | AA | Lc -32.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F4FF
oklch(97% 0.015 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FE
oklch(93.6% 0.031 287.8)
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Step 200
200
#D5D4FE
oklch(88.4% 0.058 286.3)
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Step 300
300
#BBB7FF
oklch(80.9% 0.101 286.5)
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Step 400
400
#9A8FFF
oklch(70.8% 0.16 286)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7C63F6
oklch(60.3% 0.21 286)
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Step 600
600
#704EEF
oklch(55.6% 0.228 286)
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Step 700
700
#5E3DD0
oklch(49.1% 0.212 285.9)
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Step 800
800
#4D34A8
oklch(42.7% 0.176 286.2)
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Step 900
900
#3F2F85
oklch(37.6% 0.137 286.3)
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Step 950
950
#241D4E
oklch(27% 0.087 285.5)
#7C63F6 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #007FFB | 0.109 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0077F3 | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4F85A3 | 0.175 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.211 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C63F6
#7C63F6
oklch(60.3% 0.21 286)
- #8C8500
#8C8500
oklch(60.3% 0.129 105.9)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #7C63F6, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.017
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.053
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.066
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.067
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.067
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.069
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.071
Use #7C63F6 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.